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				The FIEL  activity includes the accomplishment of investigations, the diffusion of such studies in the form of conferences, seminaries and publications, the analysis of the economic development in conferences and meetings with companies and with the  press, the support to the investigation and the academic formation -including the granting of scholarships for post degree studies in Argentine Universities-, and specific courses for different groups  of interest.
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				FIEL studies are generated by an specific demand, or from the initiative of the Academic Board with the agreement of the Board of Directors of the Foundation.
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            	The Foundation has now established different departments for the study of specific economic subjects:
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				<li><u>Department of the Economy of Education:</u> at the beginning of the ' 90, this department settled down like culmination of numerous studies developed by FIEL from almost two decades.  The direction of this area is in charge of  the senior economist Maria Echart.</li>
				<li><u>Department of Regulatory Studies:</u> it was constituted in 1998, under the direction of Santiago Urbiztondo, Phd.  Its main objective is the analysis of subjects related with the regulation of  public utilities and the defense of the competition of national and international cases. Actually  FIEL is part of  the Latin American University Regulation Network, <a class="celeste" href="/inicio/laurin.do">LAURIN</a>.
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				The permanent activity of investigation of FIEL also includes the development of:
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				<li><u>Sectoral Information:</u> they analyze the evolution of a selected group of 32 sectors of economic activity, updated  by semesters.</li>
				<li><u>FIEL Macroeconomic Forecasts (FMF):</u> This service provides a reference economic scenario and its insertion in the international economy and alternatives scenarios for more of a hundred of representative variables.</li>
				<li><u>DATAFIEL:</u> it is the data bank on more complete economic information available in Argentina.</li>
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				Other FIEL activities also include research and analysis of the real economy, the public policy and the analysis of the international economy. A brief listing of these work areas is:
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				Surveys and studies about the evolution  of the Industry, Agro, Commerce and Utilities.
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				Foreign trade and international economic negotiations.
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				Businesses  Environment and public policies in provinces and municipalities.
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				Fiscal studies.
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				Monetary policy, financial sector, banks and insurances.
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				Studies on the  Income distribution and poverty.
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				Environment:  studies at local and international level.
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				Economy and Law.
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				Analysis and design of social policies:  social health, education, employment programs.
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				Small and medium companies.
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				Prices indexes .
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				Publications
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				The periodic publications of FIEL include: 
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				<li>Business Trends Indicators - Monthly review.</li>
				<li>Working Papers: Quarterly review.</li>  
				<li>Books.</li>
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				Courses and Seminars:
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				Courses, seminars and conferences are also developed, with the support and auspice of organisms of great prestige (World Bank, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Central Bank of the Argentine Republic, BID. and British Government, among others). The courses that have come dictating regularly are:
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				<li><u>Course of Economy for Journalists:</u> It is dictated from 1998, twice a year, with the auspice of ADEPA (the Association of Journalistic Organizations of Argentina) and sponsors companies.</li>
				<li><u>Course of Economy of Regulation:</u> it is directed to the analysis of the regulation of competitive activities and services, with an integrated approach of the concepts and its application in the Argentine experience. It is given once a year and it counts with the support, in legal aspects, of the Study Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal.</li>
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            	Finally, the <a class="celeste" href="/publicaciones/Varios/MemoriayBalance2004.pdf" target="_blank">Memory, General Balance sheet, Accounts of Inventory and Accounts of Expenses and Resources</a> corresponding to the last exercise, are approved by the Board of Directors of FIEL in an extraordinary meeting that is made during the month of April of every year.
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